Traders and hawkers moan over poor timing

Ng said he purchased more than a thousand ringgit of plastic plates, bowls and cutlery to be used in his bak kut teh restaurant when the tap runs dry.

KLANG: Many hawkers and restaurants cannot afford to close shop or even cut short their operations despite facing a disruption in water supply that could not have come at a worse time.

Traders selling bak kut teh, a famous delicacy in this town, are bracing themselves for the water cut even as they face a sea of customers during the school holidays and year-end festive season.